Instagram’s popularity has been increasing since the picture-sharing application was first launched back in 2010. With more than 1 billion users around the globe, all our families, friends, and celebrities have accounts on Instagram.
When you create an account, you can either leave it public or make it private. But, what is the difference? Contents of a public account are visible to any user that visits the profile. The pictures, videos, and stories can be viewed by anyone regardless of whether them being your follower or not.
However, to avoid cyberbullying and to keep the privacy of users, an option to make the account private is also available. When the account is private, nobody except the followers of that account can view its content. Follower requests are approved or denied by the owner of the account. In this article, we will be discussing the top 10 tricks to get a peek into your favorite person’s account.
1. Send a Follow request
First, let’s try the ethical method that Instagram wants us to follow, send them a follow request and wait for them to accept it. As soon as the user accepts your follow request, you will be able to view all the pictures in their profile. Sadly, if the request is not accepted you can try other ways that we have below.
2. Interacting with their friends
One technique would be befriending a pal of theirs. This way you can ask them to email you the content of the private account. This trick is time-consuming but you get to see all the pictures and videos that the private account has been hiding.
3. Fake Accounts
Sometimes the problem is your identity. The creator that you are willing to follow is denying your follow request because they know you. To outsmart them you can create a fake account with a different name. This time when you send them a request with a different account there is a high chance that it might get accepted as the Creator does not recognize your real identity.
Make sure to use a different email and phone number so that you cannot be tracked. Instagram’s features allow you to manage multiple accounts without logging out from either one. So you can check back and forth between your personal and fake accounts.
4. Use Instagram Spy Tools
Spy tools help you gain access to all the content of a private account without the owner’s knowledge. Spy tools are effective when it comes to stealing videos and images from the account. Many spy tools are available online to try for free.
5. Doopleganger a friend
This may seem a bit unethical, but has a great chance to do the job opportunies for you. You can create a new account with the name and picture of one of the private user’s friends. You can trick them into thinking that it's another one of their friend's accounts. Once they accept your request you can have access to all their photos and reels.
6. Help from Google
Google comes in handy if we are having any problems. You can search for the username of the Instagram account and search google images for its content. Most of the time google saves content linked to the username or email address.
7. Create an official Instagram account
This technique may seem a bit overwhelming but its success rates are very high. You can create a new Instagram profile, and make it official with Instagram. You might have to post relevant content and grow your profile for some time.
Try keeping your account public at the start, so that everyone can view your content. Once you are verified by Instagram, send a follow-up request with that official account. There is a high chance of it being accepted as people like to boast about official pages following them.
8. Instagram Private Viewer
Instagram private viewers are tools that aid you in accessing the profiles of private accounts you are not following. Such tools allow you to use Instagram anonymously and others will never know it was you. Though this approach might be a little evil(to say the least) it will get the job done. The procedure is straightforward, and once connected it helps you save content from the private account. Examples are
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Private Insta
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InstaLooker
9. Using a Stalker Tool
Stalker tools are effective if you are interested in the daily updates in stories and posts of a private account. The stalker tool also lets you check deleted posts and stories which might not be possible with other private viewer applications.
10. Use of a different platform
If unfortunately, none of the above methods seems to be working for you, you can try to reach them on a different platform. Get information regarding their Facebook, Snapchat, or Twitter from their bio. There is a possibility that these platforms will have similar photos as on Instagram.
Conclusion
Viewing the content of a private account without the Creator knowing it can be tempting. Not all the mentioned tricks might work for you. That is why we have listed down all ethical and unethical approaches you can take.